#  Central America & the Caribbean 

 



#  Central America & the Caribbean 

 

 

       ![Mountain view in Puerto Rico](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/drclas2/files/central_america_and_caribbean_banner.jpg?itok=8aPUo9Gg) 

 

 



 

 



 

DRCLAS is committed to deepening engagement with Central America and the Caribbean through an active program of events and activities in Cambridge, experiential learning opportunities for students, and support for faculty research.



 

##  Faculty Leadership 

Under the leadership of its faculty chair, the Central America & the Caribbean Faculty Committee leads the vision, priorities and projects related to the region undertaken by the program.



 

 



 [ Meet the Central America & the Caribbean Faculty Committee arrow\_circle\_right ](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/drclas2/central-america-caribbean-faculty-committee) 

 

 

 

 

##  Student Opportunities 

 



  [### PUERTO RICO WINTER INSTITUTE

 ](/puerto-rico-winter-institute)Located in San Juan, the Puerto Rico Winter Institute (PRWI) is a 10-day graduate seminar in partnership with the College of Humanities at University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras (UPR) led by UPR Professor Pedro Reina Perez.



 

   ![students participating in PRWI](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/drclas2/files/prwi_2_0.png?itok=mFIAC4Dm) 

 

 

 

  [### SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

 ](/smithsonian-tropical-research-institute)The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), located in Panama, provides summer lab assistant opportunities for students. The Experiential Programs are coordinated by Harvard students and STRI Lab staff.



 

   ![student working with skeletal bones as part of STRI](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/drclas2/files/laura_schell_stri_0.png?itok=HHM19WU9) 

 

 

 

  [### STUDENT FUNDING

 ](/student-opportunities)DRCLAS offers a variety of travel grants for summer research, conferences, and internships in Latin America as well as Student Group Grants for publications, workshops, conferences, and/or events related to Latin America.



 

   ![boat on the water in Xochimilco, Mexico](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/drclas2/files/xochimilco_mexico.png?itok=fQXnypxe) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

##  Faculty Opportunities 

 



### FACULTY GRANTS 

 

The Faculty Grants program offer Harvard faculty funding support in a variety of capacities including individual and collaborative research, course-based field trips, curriculum development, research conferences, and more.



 [ About Faculty Grants arrow\_circle\_right ](/faculty-grants) 

 



      ![student inspecting branch in the Dominican Republic](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/drclas2/files/student_inspecting_branch_in_dominican_republic.png?itok=pMPLyLRq) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

##  Visiting Scholars 

 



  [### BECOME A VISITING SCHOLAR

 ](/apply-visiting-scholar)The Central American Fellowship focuses on topics related to Central America and the Wilbur Marvin Fellowship is awarded to researchers working on issued related to medicine, public health, the environment, education, and strengthening philanthropy in Central America and Puerto Rico.



 

  [### CURRENT VISITING SCHOLARS

 ](/current-visiting-scholars)In the 2022-2023 academic year, DRCLAS will welcome 13 Visiting Scholars in a variety of disciplines including anthropology, literature, international relations, public policy, and visual culture.



 

  

 

 

 

##  Collaborative Opportunities 

 



### PARTNER WITH DRCLAS 

 

Through dynamic collaboration with organizations and educational institutions, DRCLAS seeks to program a wide variety of events, lectures, and exhibitions relevant to the Harvard community, the academic mission, and Latin America.



 [ About Partnerships arrow\_circle\_right ](/get-involved) 

 



      ![students taking a break in a field during a trip to the Dominican Republic](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/drclas2/files/partner_wus_-_cac.png?itok=5eWPGgbi) 

 

 

  

 



 

 

 

##  Recent News 

 



  [### Announcing the 2023-2024 cohort of DRCLAS Visiting Scholars and Fellows

 ](/news/announcing-2023-2024-cohort-drclas-visiting-scholars-and-fellows) April 04, 2023 

 Three historians, two political scientists, an engineer, an anthropologist, an economist and a gender studies scholar make up the 2023-24 group of Visiting Scholars at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS). The interdisciplinary... 

 

 

   [### New day for Afro-Latin American Studies

 ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/03/consortium-to-transform-afro-latin-american-studies/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020230316%20(1)) March 15, 2023 

 

   [### Climate Resilience in The Caribbean: The Perspectives of a Harvard Student

 ](https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/climate-resilience-in-the-caribbean-the-perspectives-of-a-harvard-student/) February 13, 2023 

 

  

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